APS Office of Family & Community Engagement

Please join us for this free webinar series on what effective home-school partnerships look like now, in the time of Covid 19, and in the future. My guests will be practitioners, families, and other thought partners in the FACE field.

What do the students need while learning virtually? Join us for this conversation April 14 at 2 PM. maec.org/covid-19/stude… @APS_PRC @APS_OEE @aps

“Now is the time to focus on family and student wellbeing” tolerance.org/magazine/onlin…

Parent session tomorrow: 4.2.20: Visit apcyf.arlingtonva.us/parent-support/ or visit APCYF.org for more info. @ArlingtonSEPTA @gargotti @APSface @GoodmanLesNunez

13-year-old Va. boy uses parent's 3D printer to make masks he's now donating wjla.com/news/local/13-… @ChefRandi14_ACC @APSCareerCenter @APSGunston @GunstonTechEd @APS_CTAE @Margaretchungcc @APSVirginia @acccarpentry @makerbot @APS_OEE @APS_STEM

Join Dr. Constantino in this FREE webinar series for educators. Design learning for home that promote family engagement and efficacy. Sign up today! buff.ly/2Jdh4j3

Regardless of the technology or social media that you're using, subscribe to ensuring family efficacy by creating situations that are 2-way and interactive. Avoid one-way communication during this difficult time. Always ask for responses. #familyengagement #suptchat #edchat #k12

It's one thing to point families to online resources, but its quite another to suggest how to use those resources or what to look for in the resources. Many families need more guidance than a listing of what is available. #suptchat #edchat #k12 #familyengagement #education

Family engagement is not about doing more, but doing what we do now, only differently. Since we are in uncharted waters, there's a great opportunity to design lessons that are inclusive of families as more than just overseers. Insert them into the lesson design. #familyengagement

More resources: From FamiliesinSchools: familiesinschools.org/coronavirus-re…

Every family wants their children 2 exceed them in their quality of life. Have patience with families that r trying to adjust. Right now, make it less about lessons & more about support, encouragement and relationships. #suptchat #edchat #familyengagement #k12 #education

Finished the week with this great group! Continuing our work from @wmSURN family engagement academy. Talking about our take aways and future goals to engage every family. @APSface @IsabelMessmore @KeyAP_Maldonado @APS_OEE @APS_ESOL @MaryClarify @APSVirginia

If there was ever a time we needed to include families in the learning lives of children, that time is now. We have gone from educators directing learning, to families grappling with learning. #coronavirus #familyengagement #suptchat #communityengagement #edchat #education

Join us over the next few weeks and read your favorite book. We'll start. Wendy Pilch, our Dir. of Elem & Early Childhood Ed, starts with a reading of one of her favorite books, Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann. #ArlingtonReads vimeo.com/398068230

The coronavirus issue has handed us an opportunity to promote the efficacy of families and improve their academic socialization by creating learning lessons that include them. Let them know what their kids should know. Give them some questions to ask. Invite their feedback.

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Learn-at-home resources from the NYC Dept of Ed: schools.nyc.gov/learning/learn…

The first @wmSURN Family Engagement Academy is underway! Really excited to start the day with @karen_mapp to assist authentic family engagement in Virginia! #familyengagement

Do y’all ❤️ love this as much as we do? For many Black boys, having a Black male reading model can be the difference between identifying as a reader or viewing reading as something adults force them to do. today.com/video/fraterni…